Links about wimmin

[elisi]

Why Do So Many Judges Cite Jane Austen in Legal Decisions?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen quotes and references are constantly showing up in court

(Radio) Britain's first transgender headteacher
Claire Birkenshaw recounts what happened the first day she came to the boys' secondary school she worked at in Hull, northern England, as Miss instead of Sir.

(Video) Millicent Fawcett: First woman statue on Parliament Square
Less than 3% of statues in the UK are of women. Rachael Thorn explains why Millicent Fawcett is getting one.

And finally (for now) this is my favourite new artist - Annie Swynnerton. Just LOOK AT HOW AMAZING SHE WAS:

(Video) 'Forgotten' feminist artist's work on show
Annie Swynnerton was a leading 19th Century painter and a well-known women's equality campaigner.

Comments

[conuly]

Great links, thanks.

[elisi]

You're welcome. (Your posts are amazing, so thank you!)

[watervole]

I'm so glad they chose Fawcett rather than a suffragette. The latter got more publicity, but the former had more impact in terms of women getting the vote.

[elisi]

They should make statues of ALL OF THEM.

(What really shocked me was that only 3% of statues are of women. That's appalling.)

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the articles!!

[elisi]

You're very welcome. :)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to remember where I first came across Annie Swynnerton, but I can't. She has been a favourite of mine for the past 3 or 4 years.

[elisi]

I turned on the radio a few weeks ago and came in halfway through a programme talking about her. And she sounded so interesting that I did some creative googling to find her, and was very much not disappointed.

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Two more links about women for you.

Do you know about the Radium girls?

https://www.buzzfeed.com/authorkatemoore/the-light-that-does-not-lie?utm_term=.mxEgZ7bYp#.evWlB4Aka

And right now I am reading this thread:

https://twitter.com/jessica_roy/status/991070815876562944

[elisi]

Oooh, thank you!